Daniel Deronda, Chapter 29 — краткое содержание

Что происходит

1. Grandcourt arranges a visit to Diplow, and Gwendolen suppresses her suspicion about his planned journey.
2. At lunch, Gwendolen watches Deronda closely and afterward acknowledges his intervention over her gambling.
3. Mrs. Davilow repeats gossip about Deronda’s parentage, prompting Gwendolen to question the unfair treatment of children born outside marriage.
4. Gwendolen connects Deronda’s supposed exclusion with Mrs. Glasher and her children, but refuses to abandon her engagement.
5. After hunting, she asks Deronda about gambling, and he argues against seeking gains through other people’s losses.
6. Grandcourt resents being sent ahead while she speaks to Deronda; his impending journey takes him to Gadsmere.

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На что обратить внимание

Deronda rejects helplessness as an excuse for accepting another person’s loss. Gwendolen hears this argument while trying to justify her own marriage.

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